{"product_id":"tractatus-de-herbis-limited-edition-folio-society-1298","title":"Tractatus de Herbis - Limited edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eTractatus de Herbis. British Library Egerton MS747. (2v.). Facsimile volume from c.1300, 109 plates, bound in dark green goatskin with leather onlays over bevelled boards, blocked with a design by David Eccles, handmade endpapers, all page edges gilt, ribbon marker. Commentary volume by Minta Collins and Sandra Rapael, bound in quarter buckram with paper sides and title label, 76pp. Solander box in dark green buckram. 14x9.5in. (£425)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTractatus de Herbis is a medieval herbal devoted to the medicinal properties of plants and other natural substances. Such manuscripts brought together inherited Greek, Roman and Arabic medical knowledge with detailed illustrations intended to help identify herbs used in treatment. The work provides a vivid window into medieval pharmacology, botanical knowledge and the close relationship between medicine and the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216526262611,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421194142035,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/tractatus-de-herbis-limited-edition-folio-society-1298","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}